<p>New Delhi: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived here on Tuesday night on a three-day visit to India with an aim to further expand the strategic ties between the two countries.</p>.<p>Chinh was received at the airport by Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita.</p>.<p>"Warm welcome to PM Phám Minh Chinh of Vietnam as he arrives in New Delhi on a State Visit," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on 'X'.</p>.<p>"India and Vietnam share civilizational links and a longstanding friendship based on mutual trust. The visit will further strengthen our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership," he said.</p>.Managing foreign affairs a prerogative of Centre: MEA reminds Kerala, West Bengal.<p>In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India considers Vietnam as a key pillar of its Act East Policy and an important partner in its Indo-Pacific vision.</p>.<p>Chinh is accompanied by a high-level delegation including several ministers, deputy ministers and business leaders.</p>.<p>On August 1, the visiting leader will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan after which he will visit Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinh are scheduled to hold bilateral discussions that day.</p>.<p>Chinh is also scheduled to call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to call on the visiting prime minister, according to the MEA.</p>.<p>"India and Vietnam have age-old historical and civilizational ties, which were elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership during the visit of the prime minister to Vietnam in September 2016," it said in a statement. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived here on Tuesday night on a three-day visit to India with an aim to further expand the strategic ties between the two countries.</p>.<p>Chinh was received at the airport by Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita.</p>.<p>"Warm welcome to PM Phám Minh Chinh of Vietnam as he arrives in New Delhi on a State Visit," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on 'X'.</p>.<p>"India and Vietnam share civilizational links and a longstanding friendship based on mutual trust. The visit will further strengthen our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership," he said.</p>.Managing foreign affairs a prerogative of Centre: MEA reminds Kerala, West Bengal.<p>In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India considers Vietnam as a key pillar of its Act East Policy and an important partner in its Indo-Pacific vision.</p>.<p>Chinh is accompanied by a high-level delegation including several ministers, deputy ministers and business leaders.</p>.<p>On August 1, the visiting leader will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan after which he will visit Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinh are scheduled to hold bilateral discussions that day.</p>.<p>Chinh is also scheduled to call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to call on the visiting prime minister, according to the MEA.</p>.<p>"India and Vietnam have age-old historical and civilizational ties, which were elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership during the visit of the prime minister to Vietnam in September 2016," it said in a statement. </p>